Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

José Pinheiro

Writers:

Alain Delon (adaptation)
Frédéric Fajardie (novel)

Release Date:

14 December 1988 (France)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

This movie tells the story of a group of right-wing cops have begun carrying out vigilante justice on...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Dealer | Vigilante | Police | Right Wing | Police Inspector

Cast

Alain Delon	...	Eugéne Grindel
Michel Serrault	...	Roger Scatti
Xavier Deluc	...	Lutz
Patrick Catalifo	...	Pèret
Raymond Gérôme	...	Cazalieres
Serge Reggiani	...	Le Stéphanois
Roxan Gould	...	Jennifer
Stéphane Jobert	...	Spiero
Consuelo De Haviland	...	Corinne
Bernard Farcy	...	Latueva
Féodor Atkine	...	Stoedler
Dominique Valera	...	Valles
Bruno Raffaelli	...	Zelleim
Nar Sene	...	Touré
Daniel Milgram	...	Danet

Also Known As:

Let Sleeping Cops Lie (International: English title)
Never Wake a Cop (Europe: English title) (informal title)

Runtime:

97 min | Germany:84 min (cut version) | Germany:97 min (uncut version)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | France:-12 | West Germany:18 | Argentina:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1989) | Norway:(Banned) (1989-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Rue du Repos, 75020, Paris, France

Company:

Cité Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008)

Never wake a cop.....

.... to watch this movie!And never wake anyone! Artistically,it represents one of the lowest points Alain Delon was to reach.

Frederic Fajardie's screenplay (I have not read his novel)is abysmal.And however the subject was vital,considering the rise of the far right which again will be a terrifying threat in France's 2007 elections ,as it was in 2002.

The problem lies in the fact that the far-right cops'"ideas" of Pinheiro's film are not well-defined.Their ideology is vague -the commies seem to be their main target (Feodor Atkine's character)-but we do know that their scapegoats are numerous from the Arabs to the Jews to the homosexuals .Here they seem to be baddies,period ;it is as mindless as a Van Damme movie .

The plot accumulates violence and killings.The story is full of implausibilities:One of Delon's colleagues is actually one of those villains;unbeknownst to his superior,he takes a break and shoots a guy -Serge Regianni,what a shame to reduce this legendary actor to that- on a merry-go-round.But the dead "strikes back" and goes on killing people on the carousel;no,it's not the return of "stranger on a train"!The ridiculous happy end comes at the most awkward moment or to give Delon a chance to shine ,so to speak.

Take to your heels!